Can IDEA Recovery Act funds be used for purposes other than activities to support special education services to eligible students?
A9. The IDEA Recovery Act funds are subject to all provisions in current IDEA federal law and regulations. Those provisions provide some ways that local school districts can use a portion of IDEA federal funds (up to 15%) to provide services for students not eligible for special education – called Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS). While use of up to 15% of IDEA federal Part B funds for CEIS is optional for most local districts, some districts are required to use this option because they have been found to have an overrepresentation of minority or ethnic students in special education identification, placement, or disciplinary actions. In such cases, the local district must use all of the CEIS funds and must devote most but not all of the CEIS funds to serve children in the over identified group or groups. Additionally, under certain conditions, local school districts are allowed to reduce the amount spent on special education by up to 50% of an increase in federal or state
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